In a separate conversation with Entertainment Weekly at the same event, Whedon said that his initial conversations with those involved at DC did not center on Batgirl

“It is a little early to tease anything besides the existence of it,” Whedon said. “We weren’t even talking about Batgirl – it came up as part of another conversation and then we all got so excited that the movie suddenly appeared. So that’s a really good sign to me. It wasn’t a slot they were trying to fill. We all just started talking about her and then I couldn’t stop. So, that’s a good feeling.”

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